Hospital bed
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1. A patient bed comprising:
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a support frame system supported relative to said base frame and having a perimeter, and comprising a deck support having a top surface area and at least two chosen from a head section, a seat section, and a foot section, wherein at least one of said sections is movable relative to another of said sections of said deck support;
a control module having a housing, a motor, and a sensor;
an articulating support arm, said support arm pivotally coupled to said support frame system, said support arm being positionable at a plurality of locations around the perimeter of said support frame system, and said support arm adapted to support said control module;
a coupling device at a distal end of said support arm, wherein said coupling device is adapted to couple to said control module at said housing to permit three dimensional movement of said control module; and
wherein said motor and said sensor of said control module are configured to allow said control module to maintain a predetermined angle or position relative to a floor surface regardless of the angle of said deck support and any of said at least two chosen from said head section, said seat section, and said foot section relative to the floor surface.
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A patient support apparatus may include a base frame, lift arms, an intermediate frame, a deck support having three articulating sections, a brake system, various drive motors, actuators, and sensors, at least one power source, communication devices, and at least one controller, wherein the lift arms, articulating sections, drive motors, brake system, and actuators may be controlled from the at least one controller and in response to signals received by the various sensors, while storing data internally and/or sending data to a remote location.
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1. A patient bed comprising:
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a base frame; a support frame system supported relative to said base frame and having a perimeter, and comprising a deck support having a top surface area and at least two chosen from a head section, a seat section, and a foot section, wherein at least one of said sections is movable relative to another of said sections of said deck support; a control module having a housing, a motor, and a sensor; an articulating support arm, said support arm pivotally coupled to said support frame system, said support arm being positionable at a plurality of locations around the perimeter of said support frame system, and said support arm adapted to support said control module; a coupling device at a distal end of said support arm, wherein said coupling device is adapted to couple to said control module at said housing to permit three dimensional movement of said control module; and wherein said motor and said sensor of said control module are configured to allow said control module to maintain a predetermined angle or position relative to a floor surface regardless of the angle of said deck support and any of said at least two chosen from said head section, said seat section, and said foot section relative to the floor surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A patient bed comprising:
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a base frame; a support frame system supported relative to said base frame and having a perimeter; a control module having a housing, a motor, and a sensor; an articulating support arm, said support arm adapted to mount to said support frame system, said support arm being positionable at a plurality of locations around the perimeter of said support frame system, and said support arm adapted to support said control module; a coupling device at a distal end of said support arm, said coupling device being coupled to said control module at said housing; a stopping mechanism at said coupling device, said stopping mechanism configured to permit variable positioning of the object, whereby said support arm is configured to be adjusted from a first of a plurality of positions by applying a manual force, and is configured to be subsequently stopped in a second of said plurality of positions by said stopping mechanism after removal of the application of the manual force; wherein said support frame system comprises a deck support having a top surface area and at least two chosen from a head section, a seat section, and a foot section, wherein at least one of said sections is movable relative to another of said sections, and wherein said articulating support arm remains substantially stationary during movement of any of said sections; and wherein said motor and said sensor of said control module are configured to allow said control module to maintain a predetermined angle or position relative to the floor surface regardless of the angle of said deck support and any of said at least two chosen from said head section, said seat section, and said foot section relative to the floor surface.
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